| | The Poet And The Pendulum Lyrics Artist(Band):Nightwish
The songwriter’s dead The blade fell upon him Taking him to the white lands Of Empathica, Of Innocence Empathica Innocence The dreamer and the wine Poet without a rhyme A widowed writer, torn apart by chains of Hell One last perfect verse Is still the same old song Oh Christ, how I hate what I have become Take me home Getaway, runaway, fly away Lead me astray, to dreamer’s hideaway I cannot cry ’cause the shoulder cries more I cannot die, I, a whore for the cold world Forgive me, I have but two faces One for the world, One for God Save me I cannot cry ’cause the shoulder cries more I cannot die, I, a whore for the cold world My home was there and then Those meadows of heaven Adventure-filled days One with every smiling face Please, no more words Thoughts from a severed head No more praise Tell me once my heart goes right Take me home Getaway, runaway, fly away Lead me astray, to dreamer’s hideaway I cannot cry ’cause the shoulder cries more I cannot die, I, the whore for the cold world Forgive me, I have but two faces One for the world, One for God Save me I cannot cry ’cause the shoulder cries more I cannot die, I, a whore for the cold world Whore for the cold world Whore for the cold world Sparkle my scenery With turquoise waterfall With beauty underneath The Ever Free Tuck me in beneath the blue Beneath the pain, beneath the rain Goodnight kiss for a child in time Swaying blade my lullaby On the shore we sat and hoped Under the same pale moon Whose guiding light chose you Chose you all "I’m afraid. I'm so afraid. Being raped again and again and again. I know I will die alone. But loved. "You live long enough to hear the sound of guns Long enough to find yourself screaming every night long enough to see your friends betray you. "For years have I been strapped unto this altar Now I only have three minutes and counting I just wish the tide would catch me first And give me a death I always longed for" Second robber to the right of Christ Cut in half - infanticide The world will rejoice today As the crows feast on the rotting poet Everyone must bury their own No pack to bury the heart of stone Now he's home in Hell, serves him well Slain by the bell, tolling for his farewell The morning dawned upon this altar Remains of the dark passion play Performed by his friends without shame Spitting on his grave as they came Getaway, runaway, fly away Lead me astray, to dreamer’s hideaway I cannot cry ’cause the shoulder cries more I cannot die, I, the whore for the cold world Forgive me, I have but two faces One for the world, One for God save me I cannot cry ’cause the shoulder cries more I cannot die, I, a whore for the cold world Whore for the cold world Whore for the cold world "Today, in the year of our Lord 2005, Tuomas was called from the cares of the world He stopped crying at the end of each beautiful day The music he wrote had too long been without silence He was found naked and dead With a smile in his face, a pen and 1000 pages of erased text" Save me! Be still, my son You're home Oh when did you become so cold? The blade will keep on descending All you need is to feel my love Search for beauty, find your shore Try to save them all, bleed no more You have such ocean's within In the end I will always love you The beginning If you find some error in The Poet And The Pendulum Lyrics, would you please submit your corrections to me? Thank You. Review about The Poet And The Pendulum Masterpiece and answer to question | Reviewer: LagunaL0ire | 12/3/09 This song is a masterpiece.... A cry for help... The whole song is full of darkness like Poe's poetry.... All parts are awesome but my personal favorite is the last one with the parent's love.... Really touching!!! @unknownpersonality: I think you kinda complicate the things... personally I believe that Tuomas means that his music is his screams and his emotions... A songwriter writes a song to express his feelings... Look at "Dead boy's poem".... he says "Born from silence, silence full of it" :) A suicide fantasy? | Reviewer: Anonymous | 11/23/09 This seems like a cry for help, a description of agony, of a wounded heart, leading to ultimate despair. "He was found naked and dead With a smile in his face, a pen and 1000 pages of erased text" Seems like he's imagining himself dying after having ripped up and burned all the songs and lyrics he had already written for Tarja, not just for her to sing, but to profess his unending love for her. I am confused about one line... | Reviewer: unknownpersonality | 11/17/09 I understand the story of this song...except for one line. "The music he wrote had too long been without silence." What does that one line mean? Does that mean that he DIDN'T want his music to be heard? Or am I thinking too hard about this, and it's actually something much more simple? Help would be appreciated. Thank you in advance. Just.... Amazing. | Reviewer: Amaya Kuro | 8/25/09 I accidentally found Kinslayer on youtube, and I have been stuck to their songs ever since. This is my favorite song to both listen to and sing, and I make sure its included with every part of my day. Nightwish makes the most beautiful songs. Eva is sad but beautiful, Cadence of her last breath is just amazing and beautiful, and there is not a song I dont like from them. Nightwish - defiantly something for anyone and everyone. The Poet And The Pendulum | Reviewer: Anonymous | 7/31/09 I think this is the best piece of music ever created. It tells such a sad story. When I listen to this I know I'm not alone, and the song overal is just fantastic. This song really helped me get back up from such deep black holes, I can only say, thank you Nightwish, and specially, thank you Tuomas. I hope our paths one day will cross, so I can thnk them in person. All the luck, creativity, health, and love in this world, E. So much meaning | Reviewer: Anonymous | 7/31/09 This is the one song that we should not discuss the two Tarja/Anette, and instead focus on Toumas. The song is, after all, about him. This song is a shining example of how music can drag us out of the pits of our despair and set us back to our lives. This song is art in it's purest form, period. .... | Reviewer: Helena | 7/16/09 I have to say this: While I do own this song, Anette vocally and emotionally did not pull this song off to the extent that a certain ex-singer could've. It calls for Tarja's voice of operatic proportions. Annette has her own vocal style, which is not at all horrible in any way, and I wish her many successes in the musical world, but my personal preference is for Tarja. What can I say, I grew up with it. Touching | Reviewer: Lauren | 7/18/09 Nightwish is the most touching band i have ever heard. I am from the USA though so people don't like it like me. If you haven't heard Amaranth by Nightwish you need to. That song touches me so deeply my heart jumps from my body. This song is amazing too! :) Overall Good | Reviewer: Daxisheart | 7/18/09 First of all, great action, perfect at parts and simply overwhelming how great every single part of it is created. But honestly... someparts of this song was weird. The fact that it is so long is both good and bad, as the song meanders from soft and nice to heavy, really really heavy and metal, to consistent rock, then down and freaky, and then back slow, really slow. I find this something as a fault in the sing. IF you isolate a single part of the song, it;s really good and fun, but all together makes it sound weird, especially when one part sounds so much cooler than the others. Lyrics are awesome. Most Epic Song. Ever. | Reviewer: Casca | 6/7/09 I have only been listening to Nightwish for about six months. Ran into them on Pandora when I was looking for some more Evanescence-ish music, and I gotta say, they beat American gothmetal by a long shot! *thumbs up* The lyrics are breathtaking, when I first heard this song, I thought it took place in a different time. Tuomas is a prodigal songwriter. (not that anyone needs to inflate his ego any more *wink*) Saw them live in Louisville last month. Amazing. Especially compared to that crap opening band... but let's not get into that. =D Favourite songs are this, Wanderlust (why does no one else like that song? lol) and Nemo. I wish theatrical music like this would become more mainstream, but let's face it, that's not going to happen. XD The lyrics and meodies are far too deep and complex for the average person to appreciate. Maybe the human race will magically have a cultural revolution and listen to some good stuff! Live on, Nightwish- Tarja or Anette, you're still awesome. 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